Since you still have it, I suppose I'm trolling for this answer, but.... How do you like it? Any good or bad things about it? What's the difference between their service and Vonage?
Jim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shannon Roddy Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 2:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Asterisk Shoulda sent out an email... www.packet8.com is 19.95 per month for the same thing. This is what I have been using for about 8 months or more. No more Bell at my house, just Cox and VoIP. Shannon On Jun 1, 2004, at 11:40 AM, Jim Carter wrote: > Speaking of VoIP, I just ordered service from Vonage > http://www.vonage.com. For $30/mo, I get unlimited long distance and > local calls. The only drawback is that I always have to dial 1 + area > code, even for local calls. This is for a phone line with *EVERY* > feature. For $5/mo, I have the ability to add a line to ring in from > any area code that Vonage services. I've been living in Jackson, MS > for a while, but I may add a Baton Rouge line so my mother can call > her grandkids for free. > > I'll let you guys know how it works out. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Richards Jr, Edward C. > Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 7:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [brlug-general] Asterisk > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: -ray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 11:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [brlug-general] Asterisk > > > Has anyone setup or used Asterisk (http://www.asterisk.org/) before? > It's a full-fledged open source PBX and runs on linux. I don't have a > landline at home, so was thinking about getting an FXO PCI card for > the pc at work, and a cheapo VoIP phone for home. Setup asterisk and > a VPN to the house, and i'll have a landline at home. I think it'd be > a neat project and wondered if anyone else has done anything similar. > > ray > -- > > There are a couple of guys (file & facelessnumbers) that hang out on > the > Xandros IRC channel (irc.freenode,net - #xandros) that talk about > Asterisk all the time. Facelessnumbers lives in Jackson, Ms, is > apparently an IT support guy, and is using/supportng it in a business > environment. File (EOF, BOF, who knows) is a 17 year old high school > student in Canada that also does consulting work around Asterisk as > well > as a lot of other stuff. I am sure that either or both would be glad to > share their knowledge with you, but be warned that many in the channel > are often not at their computer, heck, I am at work and also in the > channel right now but not from work, or something like that. > > I hope this helps, > > Ed > > > > > > This email, including any attached files, may contain confidential and > privileged information. Any review, use, distribution or disclosure > of included information by unintended recipients is strictly > prohibited. If you are not a named recipient or authorized to receive > and / or act on information sent to a named recipient, or have reason > to believe you are not or should not be one of the named recipients, > please notify sender accordingly by reply email and delete all copies > of this message prior to forwarding, copying or otherwise reproducing > this message or attachments thereto. For information regarding the > export control status of items discussed in this document, please > refer to the project control > list. Thank you. > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- Shannon Roddy LIGO - Caltech 225.686.3106 (work) 225.686.3174 (work #2) 225.933.7821 (cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
